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A news and review Web site covering mostly music but also film, literature and art. We’re based in Minneapolis, MN, although we cover national and international musicians and artists.

Why Perfect Porridge?
So you’re asking yourself, “How hard can it be to make porridge?” It’s actually extremely difficult. But this ain’t no recipe […]

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G/Z/R, a quartet led by the legendary Black Sabbath bassist/lyricist Geezer Butler, has released its second studio album titled, “Ohmwork.”

Although Geezer has two solo efforts behind him already (one under the G/Z/R moniker), however, this is his first album in eight years. Featuring 10 classic metal/rock songs with the stereotypical “thrust fist in air and […]

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Loud, fast, hard and not afraid to beat the crap out of a piano with 2×4’s, The Sights have escaped Detroit and are kicking ass at a venue near you.
Just follow the trail of broken glass.

Their new self-titled LP, the band’s third album, didn’t take itself so seriously compared to previous offerings. Original drummer Mike […]

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The Kills’ blow-up album, “No Wow,” forgets it’s supposed to sound like The Velvet Underground slash White Stripes and ends up becoming its own art-rock masterpiece.

The title track features Alison Mosshart grimacing, “You’re gonna have to step over my dead body/ Before you walk out that door.” Fortunately, we think Mosshart sings like she’s dead […]

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Thursday, May 19 - The Mars Volta basically give a “kick you in the balls and laugh” type of live performance, as evidenced by last week’s show in St. Paul’s unfortunate Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

The sold out show was mostly male, high school to college age skaters, stoners, drinkers and rockers — a strange mix that […]

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Some people hate it when they import a CD into their iTunes and find that an album hasn’t been listed yet. Some people also have sex with goats.

Me? I like to discover new bands, and frankly, I don’t mind spending three minutes to type in song titles, define a genre and search the jewel case […]

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By Bonnaroo’s third year in 2004, the exalted Tennesee music destination had transformed from its jam-band roots into the ‘nu-Woodstock’ for the MTV2 generation.

I can’t discount the traditional jam groups like Dave Matthews, The Dead, String Cheese, moe. and Trey Anastasio that headlined, but 2004 brought acclaimed singer/songwriters like Gillian Welch, Beth Orton, Damien Rice, […]

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The sunlit beach contrasts with the dark blue water and stormy clouds. Am I dreaming, or is this a cosmic trip I’ve planned for weeks?
Either way, there’s a conch shell in front of me, and I can’t stop my hand from reaching down to pick it up. My arm brings the shell to my ear, […]

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